Carved Old Wooden Mountain Man Hermit with Bark Beau Brummel I'd guess the red lotus

I'd guess the red lotus design on this pair of vintage Japanese Uchiwa fans is a logo of some sort that corresponds with the name of a business on the back

There are a few irregularities to the glazing

stiff gray board and dated on the back 5/19/76

and the bone one just a hair smaller at 1/4"

with the clay body showing through especially on and near the foot

Carved Old Wooden Mountain Man Hermit with Bark Beau Brummel I'd guess the red lotusI guess these sorts of men, carved out of (into?) a knotty old piece of wood with bark still on it, are often referred to as mountain men, or wood spirits. I think of this guy as more of a hermit, and in fact he makes me think of Saint Francis in the wild, living at peace among the forest and animals. Though not easy to photograph (he absorbs all the light!), he's quite wonderfully done I think and definitely quite old; the wood is worn smooth with a